Collaboration - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2014
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Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

Stephen Johnston (photo by Gary Laufman) For a mobile-focused business entrepreneur, Stephen Johnston (MBA 2002) is more than a bit of a contrarian. Unlike many of his peers, Johnston, 41, has his sights set not on emerging nations but on the developed world, mostly in... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

Alex Civetta

Alex was named to the national Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. He has taught venture capital law at Boston University School of Law and is a regular speaker at client trainings on everything from raising seed capital to negotiating company-defining View Details

Keywords: Legal

25 Apr 2014
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Serving as a cultural ambassador

a seafood-processing firm that rebuilt after the disaster and a collaborative of fishermen's wives who transformed their net-mending skills to launch a luxury apparel business—also provided insights into entrepreneurial innovation and... View Details

28 Apr 2021
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Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90

about the importance of collaboration in service of great goals. From his vantage point high above the Earth, he reminded us of the fragility of our own planet, and called on us to care for it like the treasure it is.” READ MORE View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

01 Jun 2017
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@Soldiers Field

project supports collaborations to understand, predict, and prevent financial instability. In May, nearly 600 alumni from New York and Boston participated in The Boardroom, a daylong, capstone exercise in the RC. Students assumed the role... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming nonprofits with business-oriented insights that scale impact

Tom Tierney (MBA 1980) is working to empower social entrepreneurs, mission-driven organizations, and philanthropists to build a better world. The Bridgespan Group, the professional services firm he cofounded with Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) in 1999, View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy

Andreas Jaegle (MBA 2014) and his Harvard University colleagues use the Harvard Innovation Lab as a co-development hub for their startup, elementa energy solutions, which brings low-cost electricity to the most underserved communities in the world. In this... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

To help eradicate poverty worldwide, Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009, MPA 2010) aims to ensure that the $630 billion spent annually in international development goes toward programs that work. Wang cofounded IDinsight to inform decisions based on rigorous evidence. IDinsight... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Alumni Bookshelf

Patterns of Extraordinary Careers coauthored by James M. Citrin (MBA ’86) (Crown Business) Citrin and coauthor Rick Smith, both executive recruiters at Spencer Stuart, provide valuable guidance and helpful tips on how to transform a good career into an extraordinary... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

investors. The Sprint was made possible by a partnership with climate-focused organizations across Harvard University including The Harvard GRID, The Salata Institute, and HBS’s Business and Environment Initiative. Through this collaboration, participants were able to... View Details

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Benefits | Information Technology

classroom experience, even if you’re half a world away. Collaborative thought partners are standing by The HBS IT team combines world-class technical know-how and deep program delivery expertise to make every HBS Live Online Classroom... View Details

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Cloud Storage | Information Technology

Cloud Storage Best Practices Over the past few months, most of us have probably seen a drastic increase in our use of cloud storage solutions. We're being asked more and more to collaborate at a distance, even when it's with people who we... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Health Industry Alumni Convene for Conference

and CEO of Mediconsulting, Inc., spoke about creating a better model for business collaborations between biotech and pharmaceutical firms. Said Klietmann, the conference's biotechnology chair and a lecturer in pathology at Harvard Medical... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Departments | Employment

work and collaborate with customers to ensure we meet their information needs in the dynamic climate of the information industry, knowledge-creating institutions such as Higher Education, and the changing global economy. More about... View Details

31 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

to be in your job title for it to be incorporated into your work. They stressed that achieving the pace of transformation needed to decarbonize our economy will require collaboration across all functions and all sectors. All businesses... View Details

August 2022
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Broadway Angels (2022)

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

In late June of 2022, Sonja Perkins, co-founder of Broadway Angels, contemplated the group’s future. She and her co-founders, Jennifer Fonstad, and Magdalena Yesil, started the group to gather together the most successful and powerful women in venture capital and... View Details

Keywords: Gender Equity; Impact; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Social and Collaborative Networks; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Mission and Purpose; Groups and Teams; Financial Services Industry

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January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
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Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind

In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel raised a Series A round of venture funding and established a partnership with Monster, which he had sold... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Demand and Consumers; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Technology

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17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

Working PapersUser, and Open Collaborative Innovation: Ascendent Economic Models Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Dec 2021
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Wheels Up

collaboration he saw in action at daa during the pandemic’s worst months. “I told our senior leaders, ‘Look, there’s no playbook; you get to write it as you go along.’ It was really interesting work, and I think our team rose to the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

30 May 2017
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At Home with History

in each project—documented in his 2000 book Adventures with Old Houses—included detailed research about the properties’ original designs, history, landscaping, owners, and furnishings, as well as collaborations with talented restoration... View Details

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